Summary:
Lakewood School is an elementary school located in Carpentersville, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 759 students. The school is part of the Community Unit School District 300, which is ranked 411 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Lakewood School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,500-2,000 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years, and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Lakewood School significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages in academic proficiency. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 9.4% of Lakewood students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 37.6% in the district and 41.2% statewide. In mathematics, only 7.1% of Lakewood students were proficient or better, compared to 28.5% in the district and 28.4% statewide. Lakewood School also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching 29.3% in the 2021-2022 school year, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's student subgroups, such as Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, consistently rank in the bottom quartile or bottom third of Illinois elementary schools in their respective categories.
In contrast, the nearby Algonquin Lakes Elementary and Sleepy Hollow Elementary schools, which are also part of the Community Unit School District 300, significantly outperform Lakewood School in academic proficiency, chronic absenteeism, and overall school rankings. These schools have 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger, indicating they are among the top-performing schools in the state. Additionally, the nearby Sunny Hill Elementary School, which is part of the Barrington CUSD 220 district, spends significantly more per student and has stronger academic performance compared to Lakewood School.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Cusd 300
SchoolDigger Rank:
1863rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,302
Students who attend Lakewood School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.7
Number of students: 759
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
89.1%
White:
6.1%
African American:
3.3%
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Two or more races:
1.1%
Asian:
0.5%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 72.9%
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